
Seeing God as a loving Father
Lizzy L | 3 min read
Growing Up
I came from a family with a silent father. He was never really pleased or displeased with me, but mainly disinterested. After enough disappointments and unmet promises in my childhood, he became a non-figure in my life. We lived in the same house, but we barely spoke to each other unless completely necessary.
Although I was born into a Christian family, it was under Pastor Joseph Prince’s teachings that the concept of God being a Father was introduced to me. God was not just a powerful and distant cosmic figure, but also one who wanted to be a Father. This was mind-boggling for me, because putting my earthly father and God side-by-side didn’t help me understand God at all.
So I prayed and asked, “Could you unveil what this whole “Father” thing means? Because I don’t get why I need you to be a father to me.”
Slowly, He opened my eyes to see my world, and His love, in a very different light.
He assured me that he wants to be my Father:
And I will be your Father, and you will be my sons and daughters,
says the LORD Almighty.”
2 Corinthians 6:18 (NLT)
And not just Father, but Daddy:
For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again,
but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons
by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!”
Romans 8:15 (NASB)
God isn’t satisfied in just being a stuffy, boring or stern ‘Father’, but ‘Abba’ (Romans 8:15), the affectionate Jewish word for “Daddy”.
Have you ever seen a young child running and leaping confidently into their dad’s embrace? There’s not a moment of doubt or hesitation that Daddy wouldn’t catch them. That confidence stems not from their love for their father, but because they know Daddy loves them and is going to catch them no matter what.
Even if your understanding of a father is similar to mine, the version of fathering that God wants us to know Him as is wrapped up in that word: Abba.
He is interested in my life
And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.
Luke 12:7 (NLT)
You may not have grown up with the father you wanted to have. You may have experienced nothing but disappointment up to this point. But start to see God as a caring, loving Dad who doesn’t just love you from a distance but is interested in every detail of your life.
He wants you to know that He’s got your back. That if you run into his arms, He’s going to catch you and hold you real tight. He’s not going to carelessly leave you behind or drop you by accident.
See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children,
and that is what we are!
1 John 3:1 (NLT)
This might be in stark contrast to the earthly father you’re familiar with, but this is God’s invitation to you. He left the word ‘Abba’ un-translated in the Bible so that we would see God as the Daddy He wants to be for us.
No matter the impression you’ve had of fathers up till this point, will you be willing to replace it with God’s version of a father’s love for you instead?

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Tell me about Father in action!
I’m finding it hard to see Jesus, and to rest in his finished work.
Hearing more of His finish work… take your time and feel it…
Head knowledge is easy, but to really let it sink in to the heart would need personal revelation from the Lord. I pray that step by step Abba will draw you in closer to Him, to show you His unfailing love in ways that will capture your heart.
And if you need a more visual representation of His finished work, you may wanna watch the movie Passion of Christ or this short video:
https://youtu.be/RZW7eTbT1Mk
Good design, good balance, great message. Only suggestion, slow down the block in reverse type a little or allow us to click to change the statements, so one can concentrate on each thought. Keep up the wonderful creative work. Thank you from a marketing, advertising, editor in my previous life. L.
Hi Linda, appreciate the feedback! We’ll keep that in mind for future articles. 🙂
SO glad you’re enjoying our content!
He is the REAL daddy indeed,also a REAL husband(comforter & security),a REAL friend,closer than mother,brother,sister..goes on…HE is everything in all kind,my Jesus made it all possible..
I was exactly in the same shoes as the writer of this article, and my experience is very similar. I hear talks of how a daughter is her daddy’s princess, but such was not my experience. I really longed for that kind of relationship, so I asked God to be my earthly and Heavenly Father all rolled into one and I am amazed at how He is opening my heart and my understanding! So many times He whispers His love into my heart with a hug and I discuss everything with Him just as I would my earthly father. It’s an amazing place to be and I’m loving every moment of it!
Great posts! Keep up the good work!
also i want know my daddy in action when i do sin knowingly
wow!!! What lovely Daddy i have